DoAll Bandsaw blades.

[GeneT45]

I definitely like constant pitch for a vertical saw. I haven't tried the DoAll blades, but I've become pretty sold on Starrett blades - they seem to go quite a bit longer than some of the less expensive blades that I have tried. I suspect that per-square-inch-cut they're cheaper.

GsT

 

[bretthl]

I've bought a lot of tooling off Aliexpress and have not had any bad experiences. There are no additional fees beyond price and shipping (if any). Delivery has generally been 2-3 weeks. Constant pitch should be fine for vertical.

Well I went ahead with the DoAll Dart 1/2"-14 tpi constant pitch 100' roll. It probably wont last as long as the Lenox blades but all in it worked out to 12 USD per blade on the vertical saw. I'm going to try one of the variable pitch blades you linked to on Ali for the horizontal machine. My horizontal uses 3/4" blades and the welder on the vertical handles 1/2" max so I got to order to length for the horizontal.

 

[graham-xrf]

I definitely like constant pitch for a vertical saw. I haven't tried the DoAll blades, but I've become pretty sold on Starrett blades - they seem to go quite a bit longer than some of the less expensive blades that I have tried. I suspect that per-square-inch-cut they're cheaper.

GsT

Given that you have the preference for constant pitch blades, can you give us the detail on why multi-pitch are supposed to have some advantages for certain purposes, and how the constant pitch better suits your work. Why were vari-pitch blades invented anyway, and maybe how do they work?

I have not yet tried the one vari-pitch I bought. It is one among four blades I got so that I would have a range of saw point pitches. My saw is an 1854mm (73"). It came with a 6mm wide blade, but all the ones I bought were 13mm wide (about 1/2 inch), because I did not envisage me cutting curves.

 

[GeneT45]

I have a preference for constant pitch **on a vertical bandsaw**. On my horizontal, I use a 10-14 variable pitch. The variable pitch cuts a bit faster across a broad range of materials and sizes. It also 'bucks and snags' a bit, particularly if feed is uneven as in the case of a vertical bandsaw - where you are pushing the work manually and perhaps trying to saw a shape.

My vertical is a 142" blade, and I run 1/2" for mostly straight sawing with the occasional curve when I'm 'carving' some chunk to shape to save a bunch of mill time. Don't overlook that aspect of a bandsaw!
And it turns out the blades I'm using on the vertical right now are DoALL and I didn't even realize it when I first replied to the thread. (I'm not terribly impressed with them...)


GsT